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Happy New Year – A Song to Begin 2014: “Take Time”
To begin 2014, I want to wish everyone well and share my new year sentiments with you through a song I wrote about the first day of the year, called “Take Time.” Here’s a home demo with lyrics. Hope you like it. Happy new year!
TAKE TIME
First day of the year
No sign of the sun and it’s cold
But you and me we’re here
Just hangin’ around
Pancakes on the grill, and the phone
Well, it’s just nowhere to be found
As snow falls
Covering the trees
Take time
Live in the moment
Make time
Life just goes by
Slow down
Do more tomorrow
Don’t feel the need to hang on
And don’t ask why
Don’t turn on the news
For one day, we can say
“Take a break“
‘Cause it’s just givin’ us the blues
We don’t we put on a film?
There’s so many to choose,
but the one you want is waiting for us still
And your smile
Brightens up the dark day
…and for a while we
Take time
Live in the moment
Make time
Life just goes by
Slow down
Do more tomorrow
Don’t feel the need to hang on
And don’t ask why
First day of the year
Play guitar in the still of the night
And just be happy that we’re here
As snow falls
Covering the trees
Take time
Live in the moment
Make time
Life just goes by
Slow down
Do more tomorrow
Don’t feel the need to hang on
And don’t ask why
Hey guys
We are off to St. Barth’s on Saturday (we hope – given the weather.) Hope that all is good for you and it would be fun to see you sometime soon.
Bonne Annee
Dawn and John
Hi Gregg:
Thank you so much for the kind email and the link to this great song. It was a great way to start the day, and I really appreciate it.
Thanks also for asking about my son Brooks. I’m happy to say that he’s making an excellent recovery. He’s playing his oboe again, and he even sounds good. I’ll ask him if it’s okay to send you a recording he recently made.
Thanks again, Gregg. Don’t worry if it’s taking longer to launch the business than you expected. It always works that way. Please let me know if there is ever anything I can do to help.
I hope you and your family have a wonderful 2014 – Brad Fisher
Gregg –
Thank you for this deceptively simple song with such beautiful, evocative imagery. Your ‘Take time’ admonition is actually a huge challenge for us non-downshifters. Hmmm … force yourself to be more contemplative in order to live life to its fullest. This is something that most residents of Euro-American urban sprawls could use more of. You might be on to something …
Thank you for this musical meditation on what really matters.
Wishing you and yours peace and happiness in 2014,
Vlad
Gregg,
Happy New Year to you! Another great song. Thank you for starting my year off on a good note.
Best to you and hope to see you in New England before too long…
Ros